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Concept English Expectations 2013-2014

Concept English Expectations 2013-2014. aflaherty@conceptschools.org. Education Week says….

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Concept English Expectations 2013-2014

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  1. Concept EnglishExpectations 2013-2014 aflaherty@conceptschools.org

  2. Education Week says… “The common core means that teachers must shift their practice and teach more advanced materials to their students in more successful ways. How can we accomplish such a substantial change in classroom instruction in thousands of schools and tens of thousands of classrooms, and with millions of students with differing abilities, interests, and life goals? We believe the answer lies in two key strategies: greater teacher collaboration and better instructionalplanning and delivery.”

  3. Collaboration is…

  4. Some thoughts… • Ensure teachers are building a mutual respect for one another • Establish norms so teachers are free to disagree respectfully without offending each other • Enhance your school culture by supporting individual learning styles and approaches while promoting collaboration • Remind teachers that his/her work is built upon a continuum that evolves over time and grade

  5. ELA Goals for Orientation Make clear that teachers are to: • Use Atlas for unit and lesson plans • Read Concept ELA Units and, if necessary, make modifications • Co-plan and collaborate • Strive to achieve best practice • Work toward balanced/disciplinary literacy integrating reading and writing instruction with…

  6. Orientation Expectations • I. Director facilitates 3 sessions • II. ELA Department reviews expectations • III.ELA Department reviews Reading for Information strategies and determines two to master • IV. ELA Department develops scope and sequence working collaboratively (see form) • V. ELA Department reviews writing assessments/revised/resubmits (see form)

  7. Orientation Expectations… I. Director facilitates 3 PD sessions A. Overview B. Balanced Literacy and CCSS C. Science Reading and Writing – Disciplinary Literacy

  8. Graphic Organizer of Design

  9. Orientation Week… II. ELA Department Meetings Review Atlas Expectations Core units vs. Created Units Review Atlas changes/how to write weekly units Cover school based requirements

  10. Orientation Week… III. ELA Department Meetings Review targeted Reading for Information Strategies Teachers pick 2 to work on and complete exit slip

  11. Target Strategies to Learn

  12. Orientation Week… IV. ELA Department Meetings Work collaboratively to create vertical and horizontal planning maps Agree to mapped outcomes Submit plans to Instructional Coordinators/Director ELA by October 15th Monitor progress throughout the year

  13. Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Communication

  14. Vertical and Horizontal Plans

  15. Orientation Week… V. ELA Department Meetings Review Writing Scope and Sequence by assessment Review Atlas units by grade level Revise and submit school scope and sequence to Director by September 30th.

  16. Sample Writing Alignment

  17. Other… Two Course Descriptions not in Atlas College & Career Composition AP Language and AP Literature

  18. PD 2013-2014 Planning and Designed units (focus area 1) Lesson strategies (focus area 2) Assessment creation (focus area 3)

  19. Things to become familiar with: Article_Backward_Design explanation by Wiggins and McTighe See also work of ELA Curriculum Team Targeted RI strategies with explanations from “Realizing Illinois” (CCSS – RI Strategies, K-5, CCSS – RI Strategies, 6-8, CCSS RI Strategies, 9-12) Writing in all class – Concept Writing Curriculum Alignment through Assessment 2013 Book Information Concept ELA Book Explanations-Teachers PARCC Overview literacy documents, April 2013 PARCC Selecting Texts quality criteria, April 2013

  20. Concept ELA Design Team Michael Bidwell – HSA Cincinnati Jennifer Brown – HSA Springfield Sarah Gordon-Church – Quest Peoria Jessica Lorimor – HSA Loraine Caroline Clarke – HSA Columbus Erica Fawley – HSA Dayton Daniel Harting – CMSA Indianapolis Ashley Kent – HSA Dayton Abbey Pinkerton – CMSA Chicago Megan Press – CMSA Chicago Katherine Sagasser – HSA Toledo

  21. Concept ELA Programs Spelling Bee – December 7, 2013 Writing Contest – February 4, 2014 Speech and Spoken Word Competition – April 12, 2014

  22. Handy Common Core Booklet

  23. ELA Website

  24. Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Communication is

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